Intel Dump's Phil Carter has been mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom (his archives are buggy, just see the main page for now) and transferred from the Army's individual ready reserve into the 101st Airborne Division. He will head to Fort Campbell, KY shortly for pre-deployment training and preparation, then deploy with his unit to Iraq. We wish him - and his as-yet unnanounced team-mates on the new Intel Dump group blog format - well.

Meanwhile, he has an interesting article asking whether U.S. force structure will determine U.S. strategy in Iraq. My take is that what he describes was always the strategy anyway, as the USA tries to transition to something closer to its Afghan model. But read and make up your own mind.